Safety-razor.



No. 840,965. PATENTED, JAN. 8, 1907.

' W. SOHMAGHTENBERG,

SAFETY RAZOR. APPLIOATIONJFILED JULY25, 1906.

2 INVENTOH v WZZz'amfi/mzac/zierebezpf UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLIAM SOHMACHTENBEBG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. Y

I SAFETY-RAZOR.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

v I Application filed July 25,1906: Serial No. 327,661.

T0 at whom it mag/concern.-

Be it known that I','WILL'LAM SonMAcH- TENBERG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved and exact description.

new and improved safety-razor which is very simple and durable, in construction, composedof but few arts,not liable to easily get out of order, an adjustment of the razor-blade to bring the cutting edge thereof in proper relation to the guard, and to hold the razor-blade positively against rearward motion to maintain the cutting edge in the adjusted position.

The invention consists of novel. features and parts and combinations of the same,

which will be more fully described herein- I after and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawscrewing transversely' the flange B. an

- .razor blade section of which fit the side edges of the onto the frame-plate B ings, forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indicate A can be readily brought into accurate relacorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvemen Fig. 2 is an enlarged crossthe same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of thesame on front elevation of the same on the line 4.4 of and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of part of the handle used as a wrench for turnn the adjusting-screws.

he razor-bla e A of the safety-razor rests on the late B of theframe B, provided at the un er side with a guard B and on the sides with upwardly-extending flanges B in razor-blade A, to limit the sidewise movement thereof, and the said frame B is rovided with an upwardly-extending bac adjustable stops in the form of set-screws D, adapted to be engaged by the-back of the A to hold the cuttin edge errelation to the guard B thereofin pro A is pressed downward The razorlade the set-screws D by the curved arm E of a clamp E, fulcrumed at E frame B at a between the si es of the frame B, so that the v arm E engages the razor-blade A approxihandle 0 to conveniently press arranged to permit minuteclamp E pressing 1 flange B carrying 'ient' screwing up and is held against on'the rear of the Having thus oint approximately midway mately at the middle thereof to exert a uniform downward pressure on the entire razorblade. The clamp E is pressed on by a coiled spring F. The clam E is provided with a downwardly-exten ing fingeriece E ap roximately parallel to the hand e C, to ena le the operator having hold of the the fingerpieee E with a view to swing the arm E u ward and rearward to release the razorb ade A, and thus allow convenient removal of the same from the frame B or for replacing the razor-blade in'the frame when ever it is desired to do so. The plate B of the frame B is perforate and somewhat dished to allowrea'dy passage of the lather, thereby preventing the guard from clogging during 7 the shaving operation. The

pi ate B is raised at the sides adjacent to the side flanges B to form seats B for the razorblade A to rest on, so that the under side of the razor-blade extends from the dished portion of the top plate B of the latter, as previously'mentioned.

It will be noticed that by adjusting the setscrews D the cutting edge of the razor-blade B and by having the the razor-blade A down- B it is evident that tion to the guard wardly against the seats the back of the razor-blade is held firmly 1 seated on the set-screws D, and the proper relation between the cutting edge of the razor-blade A and the guard B is positively maintained. The pressure on the razorblade A during the shaving operation is in a rearward dir ction, firmly seated against the set-screws D its positive relation to the guard B is not disturbed or afiected, as is frequently the case with safety-razors is yieldingly mounted and pressed forwardly by 3 spring acting on the back of the razorla e.

in which the razor-blade for as the razor-blade is In'order to allow convenient adjustment d of the set-screws D, one of the sections of the handle C is preferably formed Wlthtfl wrench portion heads of the set screws D to permit convenor unscrewing of the setscrews for adjusting the razor-blade A in a transverse direction, as above described. described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I I 1. A safety-razor,

comprising a handled (see Fig. 5) for engaging the flattened frame having an integral guard. operating in conjunction with the cutting edge of the razor-blade resting in the frame, stopson the rear of the said frame for the back of the razorblade to abut against, to hold the razor-blade against rearward/movement and to maintain 4 the cuttin edge of the razor-blade in its posi- 4 igroximately midway between the s 'tion relative to the guard, and a springpressed manually-controlled cl amp fulcrumed on the rear of the said frame at a goiiit ap-" es of the ame', thesaid clamp having a forwardly I extending clamping-arm engaging the top of the razor-blade approximatel at the middle thereof topress the razor-bla e downward.

2. A safety-razor, comprising a handled frame having an integral guard operating in conjunction with thecutting edge ofthe razor-blade resting in the frame, stops held transversely adjustable on the rear' of the saidframe for the back of the razo'r blade to abut against, to hold the'razor-blade against rearward movement and to maintainthe out ting edge of the razor-blade in its position manually-contr relative to the aid and aspring-pressed (filed clamp fulcrumedon the rear of the said frame at a point a proximat'ely midway'between the sides of t e said :;frame, the said clamp having a forwardlyextending clamping-arm engaging the top of the razor-blade approximately at the middle thereof to ress the razor-blade downward.

A .3. Asa ety-razor, comprising a handled. frame having an integral guard operating in 35 conjunction with the cuttingedge of the razor-blade resting in the frame, stops in the form of-set-screws'arranged transversely.- on

the rear of'the said frame for the back of the razor-blade to abut against, to hold the razorblade against rearward movement and to, maintain the cutting edge of the razor-blade in its position relative to the guard, and a spring-pressed, manuall controlled clamp fulcrumed on the rear 0 the said frame'at apoint approximately midway between the sides of the said frame, the said clamp having a forwardly-extending clamping-arm enga ing the to of the razor-blade approximate y at the mi dle thereof to press the razor-blade downward. i i J 4. A safety-razor, comprising a razorblade; a handled frame havin ajperfomte top'plate the razor-blade tQ r t an d provided with side and rear flanges extending upwardly and raised seats adjacent to the" said side flanges, an integral guard onthe front of the; said top plate, set-screws screwing transversely-in there'ar flange for'th e back of the razor-blade to rest on, and a spring-pressedclamp fulerumejd on the rear of thesaid frame, and having a clam ing-arm for engaging the face of the razor-b ade and 

